GO:OD AM

GO:OD AM
Studio album by Mac Miller
Released	September 18, 2015
Recorded	2014–15
Genre	Hip hop
Length	70:28
Label	Warner Bros. REMember
Producer	Christian Rich DJ Dahi Drew Byrd FKi Frank Dukes I.D. Labs Sevn Thomas SAP Sledgren Sounwave Sha Money XL Thundercat Tyler, the Creator Vinylz
Mac Miller chronology
Faces (2014) GO:OD AM (2015)
Singles from GO:OD AM
"100 Grandkids" Released: August 7, 2015 "Break the Law" Released: August 17, 2015 "Clubhouse" Released: September 10, 2015

GO:OD AM is the third studio album by American rapper Mac Miller. It was released on September 18, 2015, by Warner Bros. Records.^[1] The album features guest appearances from Ab-Soul, Lil B, Miguel, Chief Keef and Little Dragon. GO:OD AM debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200, while it was supported by three singles; "100 Grandkids", "Break the Law" and "Clubhouse". Miller began his international tour in support of the album on September 20, 2015, which started at his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Background

On January 14, 2014, Miller announced that he was parting ways with Rostrum Records.^[2][3] On May 11, 2014, Miller released his tenth mixtape Faces.^[4] On October 21, 2014, news surfaced that Miller signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records, including a distribution deal for his label REMember Music.^[5] On July 30, 2015, Miller announced that he had completed his third studio album.^[6] On August 5, 2015, he revealed the album title, release date, as well as a music video for the lead single "100 Grandkids".^[7]

Release and promotion

On September 4, 2015, Miller released a mobile app that functions as an alarm and plays snippets of new music leading up to the album's release. Fans can also purchase a Breakfast Special Edition of the LP, packaging in a cereal box complete with cereal, a plastic cereal bowl, and a surprise item in addition to the CD and digital download.^[8] In the days leading up to the album's release, Miller hosted a series of free social events to promote the album, deemed Homecoming Weekend. The festival culminated with the album release show and subsequent international tour.^[9] Miller is touring internationally in support of the album on The GO:OD AM Tour, and it will be starting at his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[10]

Singles

The album's first single, "100 Grandkids" was released on August 7, 2015.^[11] On August 7, 2015, the music video was released for "100 Grandkids".^[12] The album's second single, "Break the Law" was released on August 17, 2015.^[13] The album's third single, "Clubhouse" was released on September 10, 2015.^[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[15]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[16]
Billboard	[17]
Consequence of Sound	B[18]
Exclaim!	7/10[19]
The Guardian	[20]
HipHopDX	[21]
PopMatters	[22]
Pitchfork Media	7.3/10[23]
Rolling Stone	[24]

Upon its release, GO:OD AM received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72 based on 13 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".^[15] David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "Getting sober and ridding himself of depression are topics that GO:OD AM touches upon, but rather than his past, the 'show and prove' Miller is driven by his rebirth on an interesting and infectious LP that's also his strongest to date."^[16] Andrew Gretchko of HipHopDX said, "If Miller’s sophomore album was a stepping stone that allowed him to climb above his partying past, GO:OD AM serves as a wakeup call for those that think his music is still best suited for frat parties. With a bright future ahead of him, Miller has positioned himself for career longevity, so long as he can keep his demons behind him."^[21] Chris Dart of Exclaim! stated, "If there's one flaw with this album, it's its length. If you make a 70-minute album, all 70 of those minutes better be phenomenal, and that's not the case here. Dropping two or three songs would be enough to turn this very good record into a brilliant one."^[19] Christopher R. Weingarten of Rolling Stone said, "GO:OD A.M. is a 70-minute studio album that would have been better served as two mixtape diary entries until the sober Miller discovered a smarter way to channel his newfound enthusiasm."^[24]

Michael Madden of Consequence of Sound said, "Beyond rapping, producing, and singing, Mac must see himself as a total package, and at 70 minutes long, GO:OD AM was always bound to have a lot of elements clashing for space. Somehow, it still feels balanced. It’s essentially an offbeat stoner rap album, but there’s still plenty of melody, in Mac’s own singing and the guest appearances from the likes of Miguel on “Weekend” and Nagano on “The Festival”, as well as in the EDM of “Jump” at the end of the album."^[18]

Commercial performance

In the United States, GO:OD AM debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200, selling 73,000 copies in its first week.^[25] As of October 2015, the album has sold 92,000 copies domestically.^[26]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Doors"	Malcolm McCormick Tyler Okonma	Tyler, the Creator	1:18
2.	"Brand Name"	McCormick Eric Dan Jeremy "Big Jerm" Kulousek Zachary Vaughan Stephen Bruner	Thundercat I.D. Labs	5:02
3.	"Rush Hour"	McCormick Dan Kulousek Vaughan	I.D. Labs	3:21
4.	"Two Matches" (featuring Ab-Soul)	McCormick Herbert Stevens IV Mark "Sounwave" Spears Axl Foley Ricci "THC" Riera Andris Mattson Amber Navaran Max Bryk Moonchild	Sounwave Foley THC	4:36
5.	"100 Grandkids"	McCormick Michael Clervoix Dan Kulousek Vaughan Dorsey Wesley Dory Previn Drayton Goss Gato Barbieri Jamel Fisher Mark Curry Robert Ross	Sha Money XL I.D. Labs	4:40
6.	"Time Flies" (featuring Lil B)	McCormick Kehinde Hassan Taiwo Hassan	Christian Rich	2:53
7.	"Weekend" (featuring Miguel)	McCormick Miguel Pimentel Jamil "Digi" Chammas Rex Kudo Ryan Vojtesak Trocon Roberts, Jr.	FKi Chammas Charlie Handsome	3:28
8.	"Clubhouse"	McCormick Riera Adam Feeney	THC Frank Dukes	3:00
9.	"In the Bag"	McCormick Brett Bouldin Bernice Williams Eugene Dixon Earl Edwards Louis Freeze Larry Muggerud Rupert "Sevn" Thomas, Jr.	Sevn Thomas	4:35
10.	"Break the Law"	McCormick Bruner George Forrest Robert Wright	Drew Byrd Thundercat	3:15
11.	"Perfect Circle / God Speed"	McCormick Feeney	Frank Dukes	7:55
12.	"When in Rome"	McCormick Dan Kulousek Vaughan Edward Murray	I.D. Labs Sledgren	3:43
13.	"ROS"	McCormick Dacoury Natche Feeney Gabrielle Varner Thomas Paxton-Beesley	DJ Dahi	5:43
14.	"Cut the Check" (featuring Chief Keef)	McCormick Keith Cozart Anderson Hernandez	Vinylz	2:50
15.	"Ascension"	McCormick Dan Kulousek Vaughan Curtis Mayfield	I.D. Labs	4:52
16.	"Jump"	McCormick Natche Dan Kulousek Vaughan Jonathan King Harrison Wargo	Badboxes DJ Dahi I.D. Labs SAP	4:39
17.	"The Festival" (featuring Little Dragon)	McCormick Dan Kulousek Vaughan Bouldin Fredrik Wallin Håkan Wirenstrand Yukimi Nagano	I.D. Labs Little Dragon	4:38
Total length:				61:36

Notes

• "Doors" features uncredited vocals from Earl Sweatshirt.
• "Doors", "Brand Name", "100 Grandkids" and "R.O.S." feature uncredited vocals from Elle Varner.
• "Rush Hour" features uncredited vocals from Vinny Radio.
• "In the Bag" features uncredited vocals from Juicy J, Domo Genesis and Schoolboy Q.
• "Break the Law" features uncredited vocals from Juicy J.
• "Perfect Circle / God Speed" features uncredited vocals from Ab-Soul and Vinny Radio.
• "Ascension" features uncredited vocals from Travis Scott.

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[27]	32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28]	74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[29]	102
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[30]	7
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[31]	86
French Albums (SNEP)[32]	117
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[33]	29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[34]	55
UK Albums (OCC)[35]	76
US Billboard 200[36]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
US Billboard 200[37]	200

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Edition(s)	Ref.
United States	September 18, 2015	CD digital download	Warner Bros. Records REMember Music	Standard

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